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Scientific Name | Nolletia chrysocomoides (Desf.) Cass. ex Less. |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | ASTERACEAE |
Synonyms | Chrysocoma dinteri Muschl., Conyza chrysocomoides Desf., Nolletia arenosa O.Hoffm. |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2015/04/10 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Northern Cape |
Range | Widespread across Namibia and the northern, central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the western Free State. This species also occurs in North Africa and Spain. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Nama Karoo, Savanna |
Description | Sandy soils in arid desert and semi-desert areas. |
Population |
Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Nolletia chrysocomoides (Desf.) Cass. ex Less. | Least Concern | 2015.1 | | Nolletia arenosa O.Hoffm. | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Herman, P.P.J. 2013. Cypsela morphology in the genus Nolletia (Asteraceae, Astereae) and a revision of the genus. Phytotaxa 122(1):1-44.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2015. Nolletia chrysocomoides (Desf.) Cass. ex Less. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/14 |
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